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2020-2021 NEBRASKA BIRD LIST See Science Olympiad General Rules, Eye Protection & Other Policies on As They Apply to Every Event 2020-2021 NEBRASKA BIRD LIST See Science Olympiad General Rules, Eye Protection & other Policies on www.soinc.org as they apply to every event Kingdom – ANIMALIA ORDER: Pelecaniformes ORDER: Gruiformes Pelicans (Pelecanidae) Rails, Gallinules, and Coots (Rallidae) Phylum – CHORDATA American White Pelican Pelecanus Clapper Rail Rallus longirostris Subphylum – VERTEBRATA erythrorhynchos Sora Bitterns, Herons, and Allies Purple Gallinule Class - AVES (Ardeidae) American Coot Family Group (Family Name) American Bittern Cranes (Gruidae) Common Name Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias Sandhill Crane Antigone canadensis [Scientific name is in italics] Snowy Egret Egretta thula Whooping Crane Grus americana Green Heron ORDER: Anseriformes Black-crowned Night-heron ORDER: Charadriiformes Ducks, Geese, and Swans (Anatidae) Ibises and Spoonbills Lapwings and Plovers (Charadriidae) Black-bellied Whistling-duck (Threskiornithidae) American Golden-Plover Snow Goose Roseate Spoonbill Platalea ajaja Piping Plover Charadrius melodus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Killdeer Charadrius vociferus Trumpeter Swan ORDER: Suliformes Oystercatchers (Haematopodidae) Wood Duck Aix sponsa Cormorants (Phalacrocoracidae) American Oystercatcher Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Double-crested Cormorant Stilts and Avocets (Recurvirostridae) Northern Shoveler Phalacrocorax auritus Black-necked Stilt Green-winged Teal Darters (Anhingida) American Avocet Recurvirostra Canvasback Anhinga Anhinga anhinga americana Hooded Merganser Frigatebirds (Fregatidae) Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and Allies Magnificent Frigatebird (Scolopacidae) ORDER: Galliformes Spotted Sandpiper Partridges, Grouse, Turkeys, and Old ORDER: Ciconiiformes Ruddy Turnstone World Quail (Phasianidae) Deep-water Waders (Ciconiidae) Dunlin Calidris alpina Greater Prairie Chicken Wood Stork Wilson’s Snipe *Ring-necked Pheasant American Woodcock Scolopax Ruffed Grouse Bonasa umbellus ORDER: Falconiformes minor Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo Caracaras and Falcons (Falconidae) Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers (Laridae) New World Quail (Odontophoridae) Crested Caracara Laughing Gull Northern Bobwhite American Kestrel Ring-billed Gull Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus Herring Gull Larus argentatus ORDER: Gaviiformes Least Tern Sternula antillarum Loons (Gaviidae) ORDER: Accipitriformes Osprey (Pandionidae) Caspian Tern Red-throated Loon Black Tern Common Loon Gavia immer Osprey Pandion haliaetus Hawks, Kites, Eagles, and Allies Black Skimmer Rynchops niger Auks, Murres, and Puffins (Alcidae) ORDER: Podicipediformes (Accipitridae) Common Murre Uria aalge Grebes (Podicipedidae) Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus Northern Harrier Tufted Puffin Cooper’s Hawk Accipiter cooperii podiceps ORDER: Columbiformes Red-necked Grebe Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae) Golden Eagle Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura ORDER: Procellariiformes Albatrosses (Diomedeidae) ORDER: Cathartiformes Common Ground-Dove *Rock Pigeon Columba livia Laysan Albatross New World Vultures (Cathartidae) Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura Shearwaters and Petrels ORDER: Cuculiformes (Procellariidae) California Condor Cuckoos, Roadrunners, and Anis Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis (Cuculidae) 1) Special Characters: indicates vocalizations that may be tested & * indicates an introduced, widespread Species 2) The taxonomic scheme is based upon the 7th edition Checklist of North American Birds, American Ornithologists’ Union, and www.allaboutbirds.org 2019 Cornell University Laboratory of Ornithology. 2020-2021 NEBRASKA BIRD LIST See Science Olympiad General Rules, Eye Protection & other Policies on www.soinc.org as they apply to every event Black-billed Cuckoo Jays and Crows (Corvidae) Yellow-rumped Warbler Greater Roadrunner Steller’s Jay Black-throated Green Warbler Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta ORDER: Strigiformes Black-billed Magpie varia Barn Owls (Tytonidae) American Crow American Redstart Barn Owl Tyto alba Common Raven Corvus corax Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapillus Typical Owls (Strigidae) Larks (Alaudidae) Kentucky Warbler Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus Horned Lark Common Yellowthroat Snowy Owl Swallows (Hirundinidae) New World Sparrow (Passerellidae) Barred Owl Strix varia Purple Martin Spotted Towhee Pipilo maculatus Screech Owl Cliff Swallow Black-chinned Sparrow Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica Lark Sparrow ORDER: Caprimulgiformes Chickadees and Titmice (Paridae) Harris’s Sparrow Zonotricia querula Nightjars and Allies Black-capped Chickadee White-crowned Sparrow (Caprimulgidae) Tufted Titmouse Baeolophus bicolor White-throated Sparrow Chuck-will’s-widow Nuthatches (Sittidae) Chipping Sparrow Spizella Common Nighthawk Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta passerina ORDER: Apodiformes canadensis Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis Swifts (Apodidae) White-breasted Nuthatch Longspurs and Buntings (Calcariidae) Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica Creepers (Certhiidae) Lapland Longspur Hummingbirds (Trochilidae) Brown Creeper Certhia americana Snow Bunting Ruby-throated Hummingbird Wrens (Troglodytidae) Cardinals and Allies (Cardinalidae) Cactus Wren Northern Cardinal Cardinalis ORDER: Coraciiformes Marsh Wren cardinalis Kingfishers (Alcedinidae) Carolina Wren Indigo Bunting Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon Dippers (Cinclidae) Painted Bunting Passerina ciris American Dipper Cinclus mexicanus Scarlet Tanager Kinglets (Regulidae) Blackbirds (Icteridae) ORDER: Piciformes Golden-crowned Kinglet Bobolink Woodpeckers and Allies (Picidae) Ruby-crowned Kinglet Red-winged Blackbird Red-headed Woodpecker Gnatcatchers (Polioptilidae) Western Meadowlark Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Yellow-headed Blackbird Downy Woodpecker Thrushes (Turdidae) Common Grackle Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus Eastern Bluebird Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus Pileated Woodpecker Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus ater Wood Thrush Hylocichia mustelina Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula ORDER: Passeriformes American Robin Turdus migratorius Fringillids and Allies (Fringillidae) Tyrant Flycatchers (Tyrannidae) Mockingbirds and Thrashers Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Olive-sided Flycatcher (Mimidae) American Goldfinch Carduelis tristis Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe Gray Catbird Evening Grosbeak Vermilion Flycatcher Northern Mockingbird Mimus House Finch Great Crested Flycatcher polyglottos Pine Siskin Eastern Kingbird Brown Thrasher Toxostoma rufum Old World Sparrows (Passeridae) Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Waxwings (Bombycillidae) *House Sparrow Passer domesticus Shrikes (Laniidae) Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum Old World Starlings (Sturnidae) Loggerhead Shrike Wood-Warblers (Parulidae) *European Starling Sturnus vulgaris Vireos (Vireonidae) Yellow Warbler Warbling Vireo Magnolia Warbler Dendroica 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